Exhibit 23.3

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report
dated February 10, 1997 which appears on page F-1 of The Equitable Companies
Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the 
Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules dated February 10, 1997 which
appears on page F-57 of such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in this Prospectus.


Price Waterhouse LLP
New York, New York
February 2, 1998