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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 666, 13 January 1881, Page 3

■. . KSMINISCEHUES OS WSLLWUXON,—Iu tho .' - year 1815 a worthy citizen pioadcd his way with somo difficulty through torn and ti-tree ; .. ' toTe AroFlat baing in woaroh of tho surveyor's peg which had been driven in atthe : -' corner of what is now Cuba and Dixon ■■'.'-■ streets, Upon this spot was erected a sraal house, in whioh a very successful drapery business was carried on by two ladies of remarkable talont and energy, who have •■•••• long siuco retired from the scene to tho land of their birth—"Laud o'the mountain and the flood, Land of brown heath and shaggy wood. ' , . In'tha year 1866'it'passod into the hands of .. Mb James' Smith, the present proprietor, -"" • who gave to-the premises the appropriate name of Te Aro House, and uuder whose ' management business has steadily pro- '. greased with the rising fortunes of the city, ;. - until'at length it was found that a conside- .. rable enlargement was necessary, and the result was, To Aro'House, aB at. present, one of the most complete and Extensive .'_•' Drapery Establishments in tho colony of Now Zealand. : The jeneral Drapery occu- ; pies a large space, being 49 foot by 25 feet, • ''.: amply sufficient for aU Manchester goods, Fanoy Drosses, Silks, Glove 3, Hosiery, • Bibbons, Laces, ; &o. The lion's, Boy's, and Youths,'.. Clothing Department measures 24 feet by 14 feet, and has attached a comfortable fitting-room. Carpets and Household ; furnishings have a .similar, space allotted to -, '.them. The Show-room for the sale of Mil- ■• linqry, Mantles, Jackets,-Costumes, Ac, is a very spacious apartment, 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 feature at '■"-'■' Te Aro House is the Order Department, and ■ •'.'"■•' vory careful; attention- is paid to the wants ''. : _ of Country .Residents. ■ All orders are executed •• : .'uu'derthe-immediate supervision fif the pro- ';_..: .urietor, and securely packed and forwarded to their destination with that promptness and <}espatch\wlyicli''-bav6 always distin guished/re Aro House, Cuba-streot, Wclliug -■■qtfP^oyt.V'.-',