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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 530, 31 July 1880, Page 3

of. Wellington.—ln the. year 1845 a worthy citizen plodded bis way with some difficulty through fern and ti-tree to TeAro Flat, being in search of the surveyor's peg which had been driven in at the comer of what is now Cuba and Dixonstreets. Upon this spot was erected a small house, in which a very successful drapery husiness was- c.arried on by two ladies of remarkable talent and energy, who have long since retired from the scene to the land of their, birth— . • "Lando f the mountain and the flood, Land of brown heath and shaggy wood." In the year 1866 it passed into the hands of MhJamks Smith, the present proprietor, who gave to the premises the appropriate name of Te Aro House, , arid under whose management business has steadily progressed with the rising fortunes of the city, pil at length it was found that a considerable enlargement was necessary, and the result was, Te Aro : House, as at present, one of the most' complete and Extensive Drapery Establishments in' the colony of New Zealand., The general Drapery occupies a large space, being 49 feet by 25 feet, limply, sufficient for all Manchester goods, Fancy Dresses, Silks, Gloves, . Hosiery, Eibbons, Laces, 40. TheMen'S) Boy's, and Youths' Clothing Department measures 42 feet by 14 v fe'et, and has attached;a .comfortable sitting-room. Carpets and* Household furaiahinjzs have a similar space ailoted to them. The Show-room for the sale of Millinery, Jao&tß, .Costumes, &c., is ' a very spacious apartment, 'elegantly fitted lip, (ind beautifully, lighted from. the roof, agd measures 39 feet.by 22 feet.; The stock of goods is at all |imcs large and, well selected, and patterns are forwarded post free on application. "A Bpecial feature at Te Aro House is the Order Department, and very oareful attention is paid to the wants of Country Residents;-. Allorders are executed under the immediate supervision, of the proprietor, and securely packed and forwarded to their destination .with that promptness and despatch which have always distinguished Te Aro House, Cilba-street, TjFelling-

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