The herald., 1896-02-29
A DESPERATE DOMESTIC
Carries Out Her Oft.Repeated
Threats of Suicide
NO MESSAGE FOR ANY ONE
By Which Addresses of Friends Might
Be Known
Events at the Crown of the Valley In
Society and Art CircIes-Short
News Notes

PASADENA, Feb. 28.-Flora Bowers,
| an unmarried woman of middle age,
who has been working as domestic in
the family Of DR.. w. d. Turner, AGO
North Raymond avenue, ended her life
last night by taking chloroform. She
had beer in poor health for a number
Of years, and when she would feel par
ticularly bad had frequently threat
ened to commit suicide, but it was not
thought that she ever meant it, hence
not much attention was given to the
matter. Yesterday evening she was
feeling unusually Respondent How
ever, the family thought nothing
strange of 1t when she stayed in her
room all the evening, and it was not
until this morning that the real state
of affairs was discovered. When she
was called and did not answer, Mrs.
Turner went to her room, finding her
dead in bed, with bottle of chloro-
form held tightly to her nostrils and
the bedclothes drawn over her head.
The coroner was notified at once,
and Reynolds & Van Nuys, the UNDER
takers, removed the body to their es-
tablishment for the inquest.
Thomas q. Hoag's family had en-
ployed Miss Bowers while they lived in
Chicago, and when they came to Pasa-
She had worked in the Turner family
FL Oh nd hor hoo
was gradually getting better, the fam
cheerful. No message was left for any
one, and the address of her relatives is
not known.
The inquest was held by Coroner
Campbell tonight at o'clock and ver-
dict was rendered that death resulted
from dose of chloroform taken with
suicidal intent. The following gentle
men were jurors: j. +. Brewer, Capt
Tubbs, w. H. Darrow, AL Craig, A. j.
Wright, J. r. Slater. The inquest occu-
pied but a few minutes.
A PLEASANT RECEPTION
Mrs. George w. Stimson entertained
number of her friends in an elabo-
rate manner yesterday afternoon at her
home on Orange Grove avenue. Daffo-
dis and ferns decorated the spacious
drawingroom. the reception hall was
made beautiful with papyrus and
palms and the dining-room was a
blending of roses, carnations. ferns
and smilax wreaths. Mrs. Salisbury
assisted Mrs. Stimson in the reception
Los Angeles dispensed music during
h0 Of vnhi in n
novel manner. Each guest was given a
card bearing a quotation or other sug-
gestion of some famous author, and
Mrs. Holder and Mrs. Bridge we're the
two ladies who tied in the endeavor to
guess the names of the "a authors thus
designated. These ladies were further
tested with numerous conundrums
and questiono, Mrs. Holder being the
most successful and receiving the first
prize; Mrs. Baker won the second
prize.
A dainty collation. was served and
partaken of by the following guests:
Mesdames Salisbury, F. G. Bolt, G. +.
Holder, n. G. Brown, T. 8. @. Lowe, jr,
@. S. Oristy, K. r. Hull, L. S. Roberts,
A. w. Armstrong, Charles A. Gardner,
Oliver II. Picher, Norman Bridge, J. H.
Holmes, L. 8. Up de Graf, Frank B.
Childs, w. E. Arthur, Seymour E..
Locke, Victor Caldwell, Belle M. Jew
ett, Theodore Coleman, j. D. Wilde,
Louis @. Torrance, H. @. Durrand,
Harry j. Macomber, Nevins, Starr,
Beale, Stevens, Baker. P. M. Green, Q.
F. Morehouse; Misses Gardner and
Fife.
STUDIO OPENING
Mac n ID Eorr,o r0oir{ ek-l;o r.
Pintora, was crowded this afternoon by
large concourse of guests invited to
celebrate the opening of the studio.
Mrs. Farr was assisted in receiving by
Mrs. r. J. Dobbins, Lowinsky's or
chestra furnished the music.
Mrs. Belle NJ. Jewett gracefully pre-
sided over the samovar, assisted by
Misses Lillian Dobbins, Jessie Ford,
Pearl Libby and Blanch Bolt.
The afternoon, from till 5, WAS de-
lightfully spent on the discussion of
art and the ourios, pictures and other
beautiful articles adorning the studio
walls.
A BROWNIE CLUB RIDE
The Brownie club enjoyed a straw
ride last night to the home of Mr..
Burnham, east Of town, where a musi-
cal and literary program was carried
out. The roll call was responded to
by quotations from the late Bill Nye.
The second review of Emerson was
taken up under the leadership of Miss
Glennie Pearl. Biography, Miss Mamie
Bangham; as poet, Miss Woodruff;
Congress and the Money Question
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