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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the 
Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to The Bibb Company 1997 Omnibus 
Stock Incentive Plan, the Dan River Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option 
Plan, as Amended, the Dan River Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Dan 
River Inc. 1997 Stock Plan for Outside Directors and to the incorporation by 
reference therein of our report dated February 4, 1998, with respect to the 
consolidated financial statements of Dan River Inc. incorporated by reference 
in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 3, 1998 and the 
related financial statement schedule included therein, filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                       Ernst & Young LLP

November 6, 1998