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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 662, 8 January 1881, Page 2

Keminbcehoeß of 'WKLLuwibif.—ln the year 1845 a worthy oitizou plodded his way "tyitK some difficulty IhWugMertf 4|s#trae to Te Aro SJat.bsidjf iffl' irsarob of ''the Buy* veyor's peg which had been driven in at the co'rnerof what -is;"p.ow.vCnb'Oiid;.'Dixon streets, Upon this.spot was erooted & smalj house, in which a irery successful 'drapery business waa carried on b*y two .ladies of ■remarkable talent .and. energy, who .have long since retired from the scene to the'land of their birth- ■ ;'•-.' % - * "Land o* the mountain and the flood, ■■ Land of braro heath and shaggy wood. In the year 1866 it passed into the:hap'dß of ■MbJaurs Surra, the present proprietor, who gave to tho premises the appropriate name of To Aro House, and .under' whose management business has steadily-. :pro< gressed with the rising fortune's of the city, until at length it was found that a.copjiderable enlargement was necessary, and., th' result was, Te Aro House,' as- at r.pr&entf, one of the moH' complete- :and'Eitqneivd Drapery Establishments in the 'colony of Now Zealand.' The jenetol- Drapisry oqcupies a largo space, being 49 feet ■by .25 feet, amply sufficient for all Manchester-goods, Fancy Dresses, Silks, • Gloves, .Hosiery, Ribbons, Laces, &c. ThaMen'q, Boy'-B,ftnd Youths'. Clothing Department measures 24, feet by 14 feet, and has attached a comHt, ilar space" sUqttgd tq .....u.. The Show-room for the. sale if Mil; linery, Mantles, Jackets, Costumes, &0,, is a very spacious apartment, elegantly fitted up, and beautifully lighted from 1 the'roof, and measures 39 feet by 22 feet. The stock of goods is at all times large and well selected, and patterns are forward post free on application. A special feature at Tis Aro Hquse is the Order Departm'en.t; > an 3 very careful attention is paid to the wan,ts of Country Residents. Allorderparo under the immediate" supervision oftlie pra» prietor, and securely packed anc[foiw,aTded to their destination with' that and despatoK which 1 have' always distin guished Te AroHoijse, Welling on,H«NT.I '