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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 752, 26 April 1881, Page 2

ItEsnuiscEKfjEfl ov waLLiiiSxoN.—Jnthe, year 1&45 a woi% citizen piqttded his way with BOine difficulty through fern aqd frtree to' Te Aro Flat baing in search of the sur ; veyr'g opeg which j)ad been driven jn at the. corner of wha| js'now Cuba and pixon streets, Upon fyip spot w&s erected a snul} house, in which a very successful drapery business was oarried on by two ladies' of. remarkable talent and energy, who have long siuce retired from the scene to the I nd of their birth- " Land o* the mountain and the flood, ■< Land of brown heath and shaggy wopJP* , In the it passed into the hands of Mb Jamks Smith, the present' who gave to the premises the appropriatf name of Te Aro House, and under whose" management business has steadily, progfesaea with the risinjj of tjie cjtVj rable e!nlargdin'ent "fyas result was, Te'.'Aro'House, as'at present; one of the .most .complete and.'Extensive Drapery Establishments in the colony ol New Zealand, The 3eneral Drapery ocou« pies a large space, being 49 feet by 25 feet, amply sufficient for afi 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 comfortable fitting : room. Carjets a,nd, Hflnsehpltj furnishings have a similar space allotted fa them. Tfie Show-room for ftjfirttfoEfyjiJ liuery, Mantles, 'Jackets, a very spaoidus apartment, elegantly fitted up, and beautifully lighted from the rflof, and measures .89 feet by j!2 feefc j; The stook of goods s at. all times large and .well selected, and .patterns are. forwarded post' free on application. A special foaturo : &t