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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.2



                        INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Tristar Corporation:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
33-45396) on Form S-8 of Ross Cosmetics Distribution Centers, Inc. of our
report dated November 6, 1995, relating to the consolidated balance sheet of
Tristar Corporation and subsidiaries as of August 31, 1995 and the related
consolidated statement of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for
the year then ended, and the related schedule, which report appears in the
August 31, 1995, Annual Report on Form 10-K of Tristar Corporation.

Our report refers to a change to the LIFO method of valuing inventory.





                                                           KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP



San Antonio, Texas
December 5, 1995