The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-23
Politics? Mrs. Dewey Prefers
 To Talk About Family Affairs
BY RoSE11.EN CALLAHAN
 NEA stan writer

Ao8ny, A09. &8g--MrS. Thomas E Deweys ~aperaRe day. s Governor DeweyS day. Ills hours are her aaoors. She always waits ups for him, even though it may te 2 o'clock in the morning before he decides to call it . day.
 Mrs. Dewey conduct her inter. views with a grace and ease born of ta years of political campaign ing. Though the wife of the Re- publican candidate for President has preferred Co remain in the background. her business acumen and sense of organization have mef her an invaluable aide dur- namg her husbands meteoric rise Co national prominence.
 Yet when she is asked to an swer political questions. Mrs. Dewey would rather talk about her family and her farm.
 What changes would she. as Frst Lady. make in the White Rousep She paTTies that one by saying that there is stan much re- decorating to be done at the ex- ecmtive mansion in Albany. Wouldn't you like to see the chang es I've made on the second floor?" she asks.
 should married women remain at home or pursue careers of their owna Circumstances" says Mrs. Dewey, ~are often the determining factor for working wives"
 But the answers to the question of career vs marriage an her case is clear. AS Frances Eileen Hut of sherman. Texas. and the Great White Way. she gave up a most promising singing career to be- come the wife of Tom Dewey. young. inexperienced lawyer she met when both were students during the 1923 summer session oi the Chicago Musical College.
 nGUSTACEEE ON A BET
 Asked if the famous Dewey mustache vas in evidence when she first met him, she laughingly recalled: 'Oh. no. he grew that on R bet the summer he went to Europe after graduating from the University of Michigan. didn't see it until he came home in the fall. when he asked me if I liked tt sell enough for him to keep it. 'iSomehow," she added un0ughtiully. 'it just seems to fit him. can't picture him without 1t now"
 The Deweys must admit that they have come a long way from the tg0-and-a-half room yalkup where they set up housekeeping in New York to their 3OO-acre "Dapplcmere" dairy farm at Pawl- Ing, x. r. Here their two sons Thomas Edmund, Jr., n, and John Martin, 6. have made a paying proposition Of their gOOd-sized vic-
 buy all their fruit and vege- tables at prevailing OPA prices" Mrs. Dewey explained and the boys keep close tabs on what l owe. too" she chuckled.
 What win she GO about the boys while she accompanies the gOVernoT on his campaign trip this fall? We're most fortunate" " she said. My husbands cousin iron b0Sbop Rno A Setsoos teacher. said she would stay with them while we're away"
 when she greets you, there is sincere welcome in her vice and garm interest in what gou have 10 say. Photographers seldom do her justice. for the pink and white Of her skin, the gloss Of her light brogp hair and the quiet elegance 0l her clothes are missed in the uncomprOmising black and white pictures.
 PERFECT HOSTESS
 A perfect hostess, Mrs. Dewey is known for her small dinner nartles, We do not lavish enter faining. and seldom go to the the- ater Or dancing. In these times h doesn't seem the I'ing to do" she feels.
 The Executive Mansion was a fertile field for Mrs. Deyey's flair for decorating. Today, going from the lover floor " which IS still red and vclyet-t0 the second .k~...u, sn ao,,aaflsisa0 like ieaktnG