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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 676, 26 January 1881, Page 3

IIEMTNISCEHUEB OTT WEbliUlimW.-ln tll6 year 1845 citizen pioaded his way with some difficulty through fern and ti-tree to Te Aro Flat being in search of the surveyor's peg which had been driven in attho corner of what is now Cuba and Dixon Btreets, Upon this spot was erected a small house, in which a very successful drapery business was carried on by 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 tho flood. Land of brown heath and shaggy wood.' In the year 1866 it passed into the hands of MrJasiks Smith, the present proprietor, who gavo to tho premises' the appropriate name of Te Aro House, and under whose management business has steadily progressed with Hie rising fortunes of the city, until at length it was found that a considerable enlargement was necessary, and the result was, To Aro Houso, as at present, one of the most complete and Extensive Drapery Establishments .jn the colony 0} New Zealaud.' Tho' Jeneral Drapery occupies a large space, being 49 feet by'2s feet, amply sufficient for all Manchester goods, Fancy Dresses, Silks, Gloves, Hosiery, Ribbons, Laces,. &o. The Men's, Boy's, and Youths' Clothing Department measures 24 feet by 14 feet, and has attached a comfTtablo fitting-room. Carpets and Household furnishings have a similar space allotted to them, The Show-room for tho sale of Millinery, Mantles, Jackets, Costumes, &c, is a very spacious aparUont, elegantly fitted up, and beautifully lighted from the roof, and measures 39 feet by.22 feet. The stock of goods is at all times" large and well selected, and patterns are forwarded post free on application. A special featuro at Te Aro House is the Order Department, and very careful attention is paid, to the wants of Country Residents. Allordeisnreexeouted under the immediato supervision of the proprietor, and securely packed and forwarded t thoir destination' with y that promptness and despatch which have always distin guisbed Te Aro House, Cuba-street, Welling on.-fADVI.I ...'.a-..