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                                                                EXHIBIT 24

                              POWER OF ATTORNEY
                          OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              THE LIMITED, INC.

        The undersigned officer and/or director of The Limited, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K
for its fiscal year ended January 28, 1995 under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C., hereby constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and 
Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of them, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, as attorney to sign for the undersigned in any and all
capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto,
and any and all applications or other documents to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pertaining to such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full
power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever
required and necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        EXECUTED as of the 27th day of January, 1995.



                                            /s/ Leslie H. Wexner
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Leslie H. Wexner


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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY
                          OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              THE LIMITED, INC.

        The undersigned officer and/or director of The Limited, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K
for its fiscal year ended January 28, 1995 under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C., hereby constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and 
Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of them, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, as attorney to sign for the undersigned in any and all
capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto,
and any and all applications or other documents to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pertaining to such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full
power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever
required and necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        EXECUTED as of the 27th day of January, 1995.



                                            /s/ Michael A. Weiss
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Michael A. Weiss



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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY
                          OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              THE LIMITED, INC.

        The undersigned officer and/or director of The Limited, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K
for its fiscal year ended January 28, 1995 under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C., hereby constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and 
Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of them, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, as attorney to sign for the undersigned in any and all
capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto,
and any and all applications or other documents to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pertaining to such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full
power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever
required and necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        EXECUTED as of the 27th day of January, 1995.



                                            /s/ Martin Trust
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Martin Trust




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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY
                          OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              THE LIMITED, INC.

        The undersigned officer and/or director of The Limited, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K
for its fiscal year ended January 28, 1995 under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C., hereby constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and 
Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of them, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, as attorney to sign for the undersigned in any and all
capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto,
and any and all applications or other documents to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pertaining to such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full
power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever
required and necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        EXECUTED as of the 27th day of January, 1995.



                                            /s/ Eugene M. Freedman
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Eugene M. Freedman



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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY
                          OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              THE LIMITED, INC.

        The undersigned officer and/or director of The Limited, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K
for its fiscal year ended January 28, 1995 under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C., hereby constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and 
Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of them, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, as attorney to sign for the undersigned in any and all
capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto,
and any and all applications or other documents to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pertaining to such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full
power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever
required and necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        EXECUTED as of the 27th day of January, 1995.



                                            /s/ E. Gordon Gee
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            E. Gordon Gee



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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY
                          OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              THE LIMITED, INC.

        The undersigned officer and/or director of The Limited, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K
for its fiscal year ended January 28, 1995 under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C., hereby constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and 
Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of them, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, as attorney to sign for the undersigned in any and all
capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto,
and any and all applications or other documents to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pertaining to such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full
power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever
required and necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        EXECUTED as of the 27th day of January, 1995.



                                            /s/ Thomas G. Hopkins
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Thomas G. Hopkins



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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY
                          OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              THE LIMITED, INC.

        The undersigned officer and/or director of The Limited, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K
for its fiscal year ended January 28, 1995 under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C., hereby constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and 
Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of them, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, as attorney to sign for the undersigned in any and all
capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto,
and any and all applications or other documents to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pertaining to such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full
power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever
required and necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        EXECUTED as of the 27th day of January, 1995.



                                            /s/ David T. Kollat
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            David T. Kollat



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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY
                          OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              THE LIMITED, INC.

        The undersigned officer and/or director of The Limited, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K
for its fiscal year ended January 28, 1995 under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C., hereby constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and 
Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of them, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, as attorney to sign for the undersigned in any and all
capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto,
and any and all applications or other documents to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pertaining to such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full
power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever
required and necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        EXECUTED as of the 27th day of January, 1995.



                                            /s/ Claudine B. Malone
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Claudine B. Malone



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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY
                          OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              THE LIMITED, INC.

        The undersigned officer and/or director of The Limited, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K
for its fiscal year ended January 28, 1995 under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C., hereby constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and 
Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of them, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, as attorney to sign for the undersigned in any and all
capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto,
and any and all applications or other documents to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pertaining to such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full
power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever
required and necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        EXECUTED as of the 27th day of January, 1995.



                                            /s/ Donald B. Shackelford
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Donald B. Shackelford



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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY
                          OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              THE LIMITED, INC.

        The undersigned officer and/or director of The Limited, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K
for its fiscal year ended January 28, 1995 under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C., hereby constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and 
Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of them, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, as attorney to sign for the undersigned in any and all
capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto,
and any and all applications or other documents to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pertaining to such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full
power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever
required and necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        EXECUTED as of the 27th day of January, 1995.



                                            /s/ Allan R. Tessler
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Allan R. Tessler



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                              POWER OF ATTORNEY
                          OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
                              THE LIMITED, INC.

        The undersigned officer and/or director of The Limited, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, which anticipates filing an Annual Report on Form 10-K
for its fiscal year ended January 28, 1995 under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C., hereby constitutes and appoints Leslie H. Wexner and 
Kenneth B. Gilman, and each of them, with full powers of substitution and
resubstitution, as attorney to sign for the undersigned in any and all
capacities such Annual Report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto,
and any and all applications or other documents to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pertaining to such Annual Report on Form 10-K with full
power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever
required and necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned could do if personally present. The undersigned
hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        EXECUTED as of the 27th day of January, 1995.



                                            /s/ Raymond Zimmerman
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Raymond Zimmerman