EXHIBIT 23.2







                                CONSENT OF
                     ROBINSON, BRADSHAW & HINSON, P.A.



     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the references to our firm and
opinion with respect to the litigation between Elmore et al. and
Cone Mills Corporation (the "Company") et al. in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of Cone Mills Corporation for the fiscal year ending
January 2, 1994 (dated march 23, 1994.

     This consent is limited to the foregoing reports in each case
as of the date thereof, and shall not be deemed in any way to
constitute an update or restatement of our legal opinion referred
to therein.



                              ROBINSON, BRADSHAW & HINSON, P.A.


Charlotte, North Carolina
May 18, 1994