EXHIBIT 24.1



TOWN & COUNTRY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



     As independent public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our reports  included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's  previously filed
Registration  Statements on Form S-2, File No.  33-49028,  on Form S-8, File No.
33-23860, and Form S-2, File No. 33-57407.


                                                          Arthur Andersen LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 24, 1995