EXHIBIT 23.3 

                        INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT 

Board of Directors 
The Fonda Group, Inc. 

   We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of The Fonda Group, 
Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated January 17, 1997 on the financial 
statements of Chesapeake Consumer Products Company, appearing in the 
Prospectus, which is part of the Registration Statement, and to the reference 
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus. 

                                          /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
April 10, 1997