EXHIBIT 23.5
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
   
  We consent to the use in this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration
Statement No. 333-14051 on From S-4 of Cabot Noble, Inc. of our report dated
October 10, 1996, appearing in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is
part of this Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.     
 
Deloitte & Touche llp
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
   
February 21, 1997