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                                                                   EXHIBIT 24   

                                      
                                      
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
                                      


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8, pertaining to the Blair Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of
our report dated January 31, 1994, with respect to the financial statements and
schedules of Blair Corporation included and incorporated by reference in the
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                      /S/ ERNST & YOUNG


Erie, Pennsylvania
July 6, 1994





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