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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 653, 28 December 1880, Page 3

llestinbcexueb 07 njydatiuTiw,—ln the year 1845 & worthy citizen piodded his way with some difficulty through fern and ti-tree to Te Aro Flat being in fiearch of the sur- ' veyor's peg which had been driven in atthe comer of what is now Cuba and Dixon . streets, 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—"Lando* the mountain and the flood, Land of brown heath and shaggy wood, In the year 1866 it passed into the hands of Mr Jamks- Smith, the present proprietor, who gavo to the premises the appropriate name of Te Aro House, and under whose management business has steadily pro- ' greased with the rising fortunes of tho 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 the colony ol Now Zealand.. Tho jenoral Drapery occupies a lavße spaee, being 40 feet by 25 feet. amply sufficient for all Manchester goods, Fancy Dresses, Silks, Gloves, Hosiery, Eibbons, Laces, &o. The Meu's, Boy's, and Youths' Clothing Department measures 24 feet by 14 feet, and lias attached a comhrtable fitting-room. Carpels and Household furnishings have a similar space allotted to them. The Show-room for the salo of Millinery, Mantles, Jackets, Costumes, &c, is a very 9pacioii3 apartment, ■ elegantly httcd up, and beautifully lighted from the roof, iand measures 39 feet by 22 feet. The Btock [■of goods is at all times large and well "selected, and patterns are forwarded post ■ free on application. A special feature at Te Aro House is the Order Department, and j. very careful attention is paid to the wants ; p'f Country Residents.' ill orders are eseouted ' uncler the iinmediato supervision of the proand securely packed and forwarded ! destination with that promptness which have always distin Te Aro House, Cuba-street, Welling fADVT.I