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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 690, 11 February 1881, Page 3

KEMIHISCBNOEB 01 ViShiMUtW.— in the • year 1845 a worthy citizen pioaded his way / with some difficulty, through fern and ,ti-tree "toTe Aro Flat boingin search of the Bur- ' voyr's opbg winch liad been driven in at tho corner of what-is.now Cuba and Dixon .streets, Upon this spot was erected a small house, in which a very successful drapery business waa carried on by two ladies of remarkable talent and energy, who have Jong since mired from the scene to the land p'ftheir birth-'.'"'.'" ''Land o' the mountain and the flood, Land of brown heath and shaggy wood,' In the year 1866 it passed into tho hands of Mj» JHufs Smith, tho, present proprietor, who gave to tho premises the appropriate name of To Aro.House, and under whoso management business' has steadily progressed with the rising fortunes of the city. •until at length it was found that a considerable enlargement'was necessary, and the result was. To Aro House, as at present, one of the most complete and Extensive Drapery Establishments in tho, colony of Jlew Zealand. • The jeneral Drapery occu"pieS a large space, being 49''feet by 25 feet. amply sufficient for all Manchester goods, Fancy Dresses; Silks;' Gloves, Hosiery, Bibbona, Laces, &o. The' Men's, Boy's, and Youths 1 -Clothing Department measures 24. feet by 14 feet, and has attached a cbmf"rt- ';' able, fitting-room.!,Cofpets and Household . i furnishings have a similar space allotted to 1 -.them;>The!Bhowrroomtfor the sale of Mil- :•• linery.l'Mantlefi,.JaolJe'tß/Costuraeßj &b„ U , >.: ft ietf TSpwioW apwjiirtgt, elegantly fitted