The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-26
SHEA WAS THEIR FRIEND.
How He Made II Possible for Southern Jour.
nniists TO Dino with Col. shepard.

From the Charleston Netrs and Courier.
"Misfts Were His Stock-Death of Denis
Shea, Clothier to the Poor and Proud" These
were the headlines of n descriptive article
printed in THE U on Monday last. 1t con-
tanned the story of the life of a well-known mer-
chant in the metropolis who departed this life
on Sunday.
Mr.. Shea not only sold high.class clothing to
poor-class men of fashionable tendencies, but he
likewise hired fashionable suits to gentlemen
who might happen TO be in New York city with
social functions in the neutrality-suspicious.. While
the sale of misht clothing was II purely bust
n Broom se' street me s% c .nS P thc hire Gt Of s89 9i sSse saits
TO worthy gentlemen IN distress possessed some
thing OF the nature of deserving charity.
We recall an incident of metropolitan life
which will show how Mr.. Shea mi .istered to tho
misforturoa OF a company of Southern news.
or six wears ago. The late Col. Elliott +. shcp-
ard was then President of the Associated Press.
crn contingent invited them to dine with him at
his elegant home on Fifth avenue. 1t was q
proper sp.rit. But whcnn" mt the Southern Journal
lists came to think. of it, they realized that they
were lacking In the equipment necessary 10 a
crcultaDle appearance on q high ceremonial
occasion. il was the unanimous sentiment that
clothing which would be au fait al, u Georgia
barbecue or AN Alabama picnic would not har-
monizo with the surroundings at Il New York
dinner. 1t was IN this dilemma that some sen;
the South. The scene in Shca's establishment
directly after This lucky inspiration would have
taxed the artistic skill of Charles Dana Gibson.
The place was fun OF character sketches, and
when the party of ADVENTUROUS journalists left
the Broome street precinct there was not Il mis-
1T among them by the resources of his genius
Denis Shea had saved the bonor Of the press.
The truth OF what Mr.. Shea said TO THE Sun,
trousers are troublesome, was established by
the practical experience of the distinguish ed
head OF tho misiit brigade. who employed his
Georgian wit and perseverance 10 so.ve tho
problem of making his legs 81 any of the multi
tudc of trousers in Sleals abundant stock. 1t
will be remembered by those Of MS who were in
tcrested observers of the scene that, when shea
rot through with them, stockton of the Jackson
the wall; that iiowell OF the .itIntG COHstitU-
and that OChs OF the C~hdhGnOONd Times, Glass of
the HDHtgOOterB Adrcrtiser and several others.
whose names II is not necessary 10 mention,
were fitted in mlstits AS they were never tIted
before. There were u number q! gentlemen IN
tho party-,O'Bricn of the BIRMINGHAM AOe.
HcrdM and Olirien COwardin of the Rich ulOHd
Dispdtch among could not he, or
would not be, even in SlIca's un-
rivalled establishment.
The best part Ot the story is yet to he told
Col. Shepard did not know that his guests lad
been fitted out nj 81 "A head by his useful and
publiC.spirited fCllow townEman, Denis shea or
Broome street; or ii, having seen the same suits
before, he was cogniZaut OF tho enforced dCccp-
ton, he did not say anything about IT,. The
Southern newspn per men will be pleased to
know, we are sure, that Denis Shea's sons are
running the business at the same old stand.