

Exhibit 23


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration
Statement No. 33-98280 of C. R. Anthony Company on Form S-8
of our report dated March 12, 1997, appearing in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K of C. R. Anthony Company for the fifty-two
weeks ended February 1, 1997.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
April 2, 1997



