EXHIBIT 99.1



                                        FOR INFORMATION CONTACT
                              Eugene K. Friesen  (214) 823-9941



May 6, 1999

     DALLAS, TEXAS.Howard B. Wolf, Inc. (HBW-AMEX) Dallas based
womens fashion apparel manufacturer, announced that the
shareholders, at their duly called meeting today, approved the
Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution, pursuant to which the
Company will liquidate itself and distribute its assets to the
shareholders.