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                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                        Washington, D.C. 20549
                         ____________________

                              FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
                              ACT OF 1934

              For the Fiscal Year Ended January 30, 1999

                    Commission File Number 1-5674
                         ____________________

                         ANGELICA CORPORATION

        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                  Missouri                             43-0905260
      (State or other jurisdiction of    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
       incorporation or organization)

        424 South Woods Mill Road                      63017-3406
         Chesterfield, Missouri                        (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

                                (314) 854-3800
              Registrant's telephone number, including area code
                             ____________________

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
                                                    Name of each exchange
        Title of each class                          on which registered
        -------------------                          -------------------

Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value                      New York Stock Exchange

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights issuable pursuant
to Registrant's Shareholder Rights Plan            New York Stock Exchange

     Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                 NONE

   Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X  No
   ---   ---

   Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be
contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this
Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   X
                                               ---

   State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-
affiliates of the Registrant.  The aggregate market value shall be
computed by reference to the price at which the stock was sold, or the
average bid and asked prices of such stock, as of a specified date
within 60 days prior to the date of filing.

          $125,095,303                         April 5, 1999
          ------------                         -------------
              Value                          Date of Valuation

   Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's
classes of common stock, as of April 5, 1999.

       Common Stock, $1.00 par value, 8,694,863 shares outstanding.

                   DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

1)  Portions of the Annual Report to Shareholders for year ended 1/30/99
are incorporated in Parts I, II & IV; 2) Portions of the Proxy
Statement dated 4/15/99 are incorporated in Part III.


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                               PART I
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ITEM 1.  BUSINESS
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GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS

Angelica Corporation (the "Company") and its subsidiaries provide
products and services to a wide variety of institutions and individuals,
which are in primarily three markets: health services, hospitality and
other service industries.  The Company was founded in 1878 and was
incorporated as Angelica Corporation in 1968.

The Company's businesses are reported in three industry segments:
Textile Services, Manufacturing and Marketing and Retail Sales.
Information about the Company's industry segments appears on page 29 of
the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended January
30, 1999 (hereinafter "Annual Report") and is incorporated herein by
reference.  This information includes for each segment sales and textile
service revenues, earnings, identifiable assets, depreciation and
capital additions for each of the five years in the period ended January
30, 1999.

TEXTILE SERVICES
----------------

This segment has 30 laundry plants generally in or near various major
metropolitan areas in the United States principally providing textile
rental and laundry services for health care institutions.  This segment
also provides general linen services in selected areas, principally to
hotels, motels and restaurants.

The markets in which the Textile Services segment operates are very
competitive, being characterized generally by a large number of independent,
privately-owned competitors.  Industry statistics are not available, but
the Company believes that its Textile Services segment constitutes the
largest supplier of textile rental and laundry services to health care
institutions in the United States.  Competition is on the basis of
quality, reliability and price.

MANUFACTURING AND MARKETING
---------------------------

The Company's Manufacturing and Marketing operations consist of
Angelica Image Apparel in the United States and two smaller operations
in Canada, collectively engaged in the manufacture and

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sale of uniforms and business career apparel for a wide variety of
institutions and businesses. The raw materials used by Angelica Image
Apparel in the conduct of its business consist principally of textile
piece goods, thread, and trimmings, such as buttons, zippers and labels.
The Company purchases piece goods from most major United States
manufacturers of textile products.  These materials are available from a
number of sources.  Recently, the Company has been closing some of its
domestic manufacturing plants and sourcing more of its image apparel from
domestic and foreign contractors and other foreign suppliers.  At the
end of fiscal 1999, foreign suppliers accounted for slightly more than
40% of this segment's products.

The Manufacturing and Marketing operations compete with more than four
dozen largely privately-owned firms, including divisions of larger
corporations, in the United States and Canada.  Competition is also
provided by local firms in most major metropolitan areas.  The nature
and degree of competition varies with the customer and market where it
occurs.  Industry statistics are not available, but the Company believes
that it is one of the leading suppliers of garments to hospitals, hotels
and motels, food service establishments, and textile service suppliers
in the United States.  Competition is extensive and is based on many
factors, including design, quality, consistency of product, delivery,
price and distribution.

RETAIL SALES
------------

The Retail Sales segment is a specialty retailer offering uniforms and
shoes primarily for nurses and other health care professionals through a
nationwide chain of retail stores under the name of Life Uniform and
Shoe Shops, located primarily in malls and strip shopping centers.

The Company believes there are approximately 2,000 specialty retail
stores in the U.S., primarily privately-owned, offering merchandise
comparable to that offered by the Company's Retail Sales segment.  In
addition, such merchandise is also offered by others, including some
large chain apparel retailers.  Retail operations are conducted under
highly competitive conditions in the local area where each of the
Company's stores is located, with  competition being on the basis of
store location, merchandise selection and value.  Industry statistics
are not available, but the Company believes its Retail Sales segment
is the nation's largest specialty retailer offering uniforms and shoes
to nurses and other health care professionals.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
----------------------

The Company does not hold any material patents, licenses, franchises or
concessions.  It does not consider its business to be seasonal to any
significant extent. The Manufacturing and Marketing business is
characterized by high working capital requirements in the form of
inventories required to satisfy the prompt delivery requirements of its
customers.  Otherwise, the Company has no unusual working capital
requirements.  No segment of the Company's business is dependent on a
single customer or a few customers.

Since the bulk of the Company's sales are to institutional users which
buy on a regular recurring basis, the Company's backlog of orders at any
given time consists principally of firm orders in the process of being
filled and is not considered significant to the Company's business.  No
portion of the Company's business is subject to renegotiation of
profits.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
------------------------

Angelica Image Apparel carries on research, development and testing
programs both internally and in cooperation with independent
laboratories and research institutions, and works with suppliers to
develop specialized fabrics to improve performance and to meet specific
technological requirements.  The dollar amount spent is not significant.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
----------------------------

The Company does not expect any material expenditures will be required
in order to comply with any Federal, state or local environmental
regulations.

EMPLOYEES
---------

The Company employs approximately 8,600 persons (including approximately
800 part-time employees).

FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC OPERATIONS AND EXPORT
----------------------------------------------------------------------
SALES
-----

Sales of foreign operations and export sales were not significant.  The
Company has no one major customer.

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ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES
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A substantial portion of the real estate utilized by the Company is
leased. Real estate which is owned by the Company is approximately 51%
of the net book value of all fixed assets. There is no individual
parcel of real estate owned or leased which is of material significance
to the Company's total assets. No difficulty in renewing leases which
expire in the near future is anticipated by the Company. In the opinion
of the Company, all such facilities are maintained in good condition and
are adequate and suitable for the purposes for which they are used.

As of January 30, 1999, 30 laundries, both owned and leased, plus
warehouse facilities located in 15 states were used in the Textile
Services segment. Laundry facilities generally are not fully utilized,
although some of them operate on a multi-shift basis.  The Company
estimates that output of these facilities could be increased by 20
percent with existing equipment by working longer hours and by an
additional 25 percent (for a total of 45 percent) by working longer
hours plus installation of additional equipment.

The Company's real estate, both owned and leased, which is used in its
Manufacturing and Marketing segment, at January 30, 1999 was comprised
of nine manufacturing plants in the United States, one plant in Costa
Rica, and one plant in Great Britain (sold March 1, 1999), plus
appropriate warehouses and sales facilities in the United States and
Canada. The manufacturing facilities are generally fully utilized and
operate generally on a one-shift basis.

As of January 30, 1999 there were 309 retail specialty stores, located
in 36 states, used in the Retail Sales segment. All retail store
premises are leased.

In connection with the restructuring plan adopted in October, 1997, the
Company has closed certain of its laundries in the Textile Services
segment and transferred the volumes being processed in those plants to
other laundries operated by the Company, thereby achieving economies of
scale and greater operating efficiencies.  Also as a part of the
restructuring plan, certain of the Manufacturing and Marketing segment's
domestic sewing plants have been closed in order to increase the amount
of goods manufactured non-domestically. In addition, in March, 1999, the
Company sold its Manufacturing and Marketing business in Great Britain.

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ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
--------------------------

The Company is not a party, and none of its property is subject, to any
material pending legal proceeding other than ordinary routine litigation
incidental to the business.  Management believes that liabilities, if
any, resulting from pending routine litigation in the ordinary course of
the Company's business should not materially affect the financial
condition or results of operations of the Company.

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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No matters were submitted to a vote of shareholders during the fourth
quarter of the Company's year ended January 30, 1999.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              Present Position (and                     Year First
                              Prior Offices During Past                 Elected As
       Name                   Five Years)<F1><F2>                       An Officer             Age
       ----                   -------------------------                 ----------             ---
<S>                           <C>                                          <C>                  <C>
Theodore M. Armstrong         Senior Vice President-                       1986                 59
                              Finance and Administration
                              and Chief Financial Officer

Michael E. Burnham            Vice President; President,                   1993                 47
                              Life Uniform and Shoe Shops
                              Business Segment of Angelica

Thomas M. Degnan              Treasurer                                    1993                 43

Steven L. Frey<F3>            Vice President, General Counsel              1999                 49
                              and Secretary

Don W. Hubble<F4>             Chairman, President and Chief                1998                 59
                              Executive Officer

L. Linden Mann                Controller and Assistant                     1978                 59
                              Secretary

Charles D. Molloy, Jr.<F5>    Vice President; President,                   1998                 54
                              Manufacturing and Marketing
                              Business Segment of Angelica

Alan D. Wilson<F6>            Vice President; President,                   1995                 56
                              Angelica Textile Business
                              Segment of Angelica


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<FN>
<F1> Except as set forth below, the principal occupations of the
     officers throughout the past five years have been the performance
     of the functions of the offices shown above.

<F2> All officers serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

<F3> Steven L. Frey has been Vice President, General Counsel and
     Secretary since March 1, 1999.  Prior to that, he was in private
     practice from 1996 to March 1, 1999 with the law firm of Helfrey,
     Simon and Jones, P.C.  He also served as Director of Legal and
     Regulatory Affairs for Sigma Chemical Company from 1993 to 1996.

<F4> Don W. Hubble has been Chairman, President and Chief Executive
     Officer since January 1, 1998.  Prior to that, he served as
     President and Chief Operating Officer of National Service
     Industries, Inc. from 1994 to October, 1996, and as Executive Vice
     President and Chief Operating Officer from 1993 to 1994.

<F5> Charles D. Molloy, Jr. has been Vice President of the Company
     since August 25, 1998 and President of the Manufacturing and
     Marketing Business Segment since July 20, 1998.  He also served as
     Executive Vice President of Angelica Image Apparel from February,
     1997 to June, 1998, and as Acting President of the Manufacturing
     and Marketing Business Segment from June, 1998, to July, 1998.
     Prior to that, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Tail Active
     Sportswear from August, 1992 to January, 1997.

<F6> Alan D. Wilson has been a Vice President of the Company since
     March 15, 1995. He has served as President of Textile Services
     Business Segment since March, 1996 and prior to that was President
     of Angelica Textile Services, Inc.
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None of the executive officers of the Company are related to each other.

There are no arrangements or understandings between any executive
officer of the Company and any other person pursuant to which such
officer was selected.

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                              PART II
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ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
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MATTERS
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The information required by this item is included under the caption
"Common Stock Data" on page 20 of the Company's Annual Report and is
incorporated herein by reference.  The number of shareholders of record
was 1,408 at April 5, 1999.  The Company's Board of Directors regularly
reviews the dividends paid, and the Company expects to continue to pay
dividends.  However, there can be no assurance that dividends will be
paid in the future since they are dependent on earnings, the financial
condition of the Company and other factors.

ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
--------------------------------

The information required by this item is included under the caption
"Financial Summary-6 Years" on page 18 of the Company's Annual Report
and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
-------------------------

The information required by this item is included in the text contained
under the caption "Financial Review" on pages 19 and 20 of the Company's
Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference.  The Company does
not believe the effects of inflation and changing prices have been, or
will be, material to the Company's results of operations.

ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
----------------------------------------------------

The information required by this item appears on pages 21 through 31 of
the Company's Annual Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
The financial statement schedule listed at Item 14(a)(2) is incorporated
herein by reference.

ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
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AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
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Not Applicable.

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                          PART III
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ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
------------------------------------------------------------

Information with respect to Directors of the Company under the caption
"Board of Directors" on pages 19 and 20 and under the caption "Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" on page 9 of the
Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be
held on May 25, 1999, (hereinafter "Proxy Statement") is incorporated
herein by reference.  Information with respect to executive officers of
the Company appears under the caption "Executive Officers of the
Registrant" on pages 5 and 6 of Part I of this Form 10-K.

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
--------------------------------
Information with respect to executive compensation under the captions
"Director Compensation" on page 6, "Compensation of Executive Officers"
on pages 12 and 13, "Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment
and Change-In-Control Arrangements" on pages 13 through 15, "Retirement
Plans" on pages 15 and 16, "Stock Options" on pages 16 and 17, and
"Option Holdings" on page 17, of the Company's Proxy Statement is
incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
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MANAGEMENT
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Information with respect to security ownership of certain beneficial
owners and management under the caption "Beneficial Stock Ownership" and
"Management Stock Ownership" on pages 7 and 8 of the Company's Proxy
Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
--------------------------------------------------------

Not applicable.

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ITEM 14.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
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                                                             Annual Report
(a)  Document List                                               Page
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     1.   Financial Statements
          --------------------

          The following financial statements are
          incorporated by reference herein and in
          Item 8 above from the Company's Annual Report
          to Shareholders for the year ended
          January 30, 1999:

          (i)   Consolidated Statements of Income -               21
                Years ended January 30, 1999, January 31,
                1998 and January 25, l997

          (ii)  Consolidated Balance Sheets - January 30,         22
                1999 and January 31, 1998

          (iii) Consolidated Statements of Share-                 23
                holders' Equity - Years ended
                January 30, 1999, January 31, 1998
                and January 25, 1997

          (iv)  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows-            24
                Years ended January 30, 1999,
                January 31, 1998 and  January 25, 1997

          (v)   Notes to Consolidated Financial State-            25-30
                ments

          (vi)  Report of Independent Public                      31
                Accountants

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     2.    Supplementary Data and Financial Statement Schedule
           ---------------------------------------------------

           (i)   The supplementary data entitled "Unaudited Quarterly
                 Financial Data" is incorporated by reference herein
                 and in Item 8 above from page 30 of the Company's
                 Annual Report.

           (ii)  The following financial statement schedule is
                 submitted as a separate section of this report
                 beginning at page 14:

                 Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts - For
                 the Three Years Ended January 30, 1999

All other schedules are not submitted because they are not applicable or
not required or because the information is included in the financial
statements or notes thereto.

           (iii) Report of Independent Public Accountants on Schedule
                 II appears at this page 13 of the Form 10-K.

     3.    Exhibits
           --------

           See Exhibit Index on pages 15-20 hereof for a list of all
           management contracts, compensatory plans and arrangements
           required by this item (Exhibit Nos. 10.1 through 10.34)  and
           all other Exhibits filed or incorporated by reference as a
           part of this report.

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K
     -------------------

           The Registrant filed no reports on Form 8-K during the last
           quarter of the year ended January 30, 1999.

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                             SIGNATURE
                             ---------

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this annual report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                           ANGELICA CORPORATION
                                           --------------------
                                               (Registrant)

                                         By: /s/ Don W. Hubble
                                            ---------------------------------
                                            Don W. Hubble
                                            Chairman, President and Chief
                                            Executive Officer

Date:  April 27, 1999

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

By:  /s/ Don W. Hubble                   By:  /s/ T. M. Armstrong
   ---------------------------------         --------------------------------
     Don W. Hubble                            T. M. Armstrong
     Chairman, President and                  Senior Vice President-
     Chief Executive Officer                  Finance and Administration
     (Principal Executive Officer)            and Chief Financial Officer
                                              (Principal Financial Officer)

By:  /s/ L. Linden Mann
   ---------------------------------
     L. Linden Mann
     Controller
     (Principal Accounting Officer)

     David A. Abrahamson<F*>                  Susan S. Elliott<F*>
   ---------------------------------         --------------------------------
     (David A. Abrahamson)                    (Susan S. Elliott)
     Director                                 Director

     Earle H. Harbison, Jr.<F*>               Leslie F. Loewe<F*>
   ---------------------------------         --------------------------------
     (Earle H. Harbison, Jr.)                 (Leslie F. Loewe)
     Director                                 Director

     Charles W. Mueller<F*>                   William A. Peck<F*>
   ---------------------------------         --------------------------------
     (Charles W. Mueller)                     (William A. Peck)
     Director                                 Director

     William P. Stiritz<F*>                   H. Edwin Trusheim<F*>
   ---------------------------------         --------------------------------
     (William P. Stiritz)                     (H. Edwin Trusheim)
     Director                                 Director

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By his signature below, Don W. Hubble has signed this Form 10-K on
behalf of each person named above whose name is followed by an asterisk,
pursuant to power of attorney filed with this Form 10-K.


                            /s/ Don W. Hubble
                            ------------------------------------
                            Don W. Hubble, as attorney-in-fact

Date:  April 27, 1999

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              REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
              ----------------------------------------



To Angelica Corporation:

We have audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards, the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual
Report to Shareholders of Angelica Corporation and subsidiaries
incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K, and have issued our report
thereon dated March 16, 1999.  Our audit was made for the purpose of
forming an opinion on those statements taken as a whole.  The schedule
listed in Item 14(a)2(ii) and appearing on page 14 is the responsibility
of the Corporation's management and is presented for purposes of
complying with the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and is not
part of the basic consolidated financial statements.  This schedule has
been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the
basic consolidated financial statements and, in our opinion, fairly
states in all material respects the financial data required to be set
forth therein in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements
taken as a whole.



                            /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



St. Louis, Missouri,
March 16, 1999

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                                                                Schedule II
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                  ANGELICA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

             SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

               FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 30, 1999
                            (In Thousands)
            -------------------------------------------------

<CAPTION>
                      Balance at     Charged                        Balance
                      Beginning      to Costs                      at End of
Description           of Period    and Expenses   Deductions<Fa>    Period
-----------           ---------    ------------   --------------   ---------
<S>                    <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
Reserve for doubtful
accounts - deducted
from receivables in
the balance sheet

<CAPTION>
                                  YEAR ENDED JANUARY 30, 1999
                                  ---------------------------

                       $2,510         $1,851         $1,738         $2,623
                       ======         ======         ======         ======
<CAPTION>
                                  YEAR ENDED JANUARY 31, 1998
                                  ---------------------------
<S>                    <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
                       $2,645         $1,511         $1,646         $2,510
                       ======         ======         ======         ======
<CAPTION>
                                  YEAR ENDED JANUARY 25, 1997
                                  ---------------------------
<S>                    <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
                       $2,687         $1,417         $1,459         $2,645
                       ======         ======         ======         ======
<FN>

<Fa>  Doubtful accounts written off against reserve provided, net of
recoveries.

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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number  Exhibit
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        <F*>Asterisk indicates exhibits filed herewith.
        <F**>Incorporated by reference from the document listed.

3.1   Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as currently in
      effect. Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year
      ended January 26, 1991.<F**>

3.2   Current By-Laws of the Company, as last amended August 25, 1998.
      Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-Q for fiscal quarter ended
      August 1, 1998.<F**>

4.1   Shareholder Rights Plan dated August 25, 1998. Filed as Exhibit 1
      to Registration Statement on Form 8-A on August 28, 1998.<F**>

4.2   10.3% and 9.76% Senior Notes to insurance company due annually to
      2004, together with Note Facility Agreement. Filed as Exhibit 4.2
      to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 27, 1990.<F**>

4.3   9.15% Senior Notes to insurance companies due December 31, 2001,
      together with Note Agreements and First Amendment thereto.  Filed
      as Exhibit 4.3 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February
      1, 1992.<F**>

4.4   8.225% Senior Notes to Nationwide Life Insurance Company, American
      United Life Insurance Company, Aid Association for Lutherans
      (reissued to Nimer & Co. as of August 1, 1998), and Modern Woodmen
      of America due May 1, 2006, together with Note Agreement.  Filed
      as Exhibit 4.4 to the Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July
      29, 1995.<F**>

          Note:  No other long-term debt instrument issued by the
          Registrant exceeds 10% of the consolidated total assets of the
          Registrant and its subsidiaries.  In accordance with Item
          601(b) (4) (iii) (A) of Regulation S-K, the Registrant will
          furnish to the Commission upon request copies of long-term
          debt instruments and related agreements.

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10.1  Angelica Corporation 1994 Performance Plan (as amended 1/31/95).
      Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the  Form 10-K for fiscal year ended
      January 28, 1995.<F**>

10.2  Retirement Benefit Agreement between the Company and Alan D.
      Wilson dated August 25, 1987. Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Form
      10-K for fiscal year ended January 28, 1995.<F**>

10.3  Form of Participation Agreement for the Angelica Corporation
      Management Retention and Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to
      the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended 1/30/93 and incorporated
      herein by reference) with revised schedule setting out executive
      officers covered under such agreements and the "Benefit Multiple"
      listed for each.<F*>

10.4  Angelica Corporation Stock Option Plan (As amended November 29,
      1994). Filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year
      ended January 28, 1995.<F**>

10.5  Angelica Corporation Stock Award Plan.  Filed as Exhibit 10  to
      the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended February 1, 1992.<F**>

10.6  Angelica Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, as amended and
      restated. Filed as Exhibit 19.3 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year
      ended January 27, 1990, incorporating all amendments thereto through
      the date of this filing.<F**>

10.7  Supplemental Plan.  Filed as Exhibit 19.10 to the Form 10-K for
      fiscal year ended January 27, 1990, incorporating all amendments
      thereto through the date of this filing. The last amendment thereto was
      filed as Exhibit 10.31 to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January
      25, 1997.<F**>

10.8  Incentive Compensation Plan (restated).  Filed as Exhibit 19.11
      to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 27, 1990.<F**>

10.9  Deferred Compensation Option Plan for Selected Management
      Employees. Filed as Exhibit 19.9 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year
      ended January 26, 1991, incorporating all amendments thereto through
      the date of this filing. The last amendment thereto was filed as
      Exhibit 10.34 to Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 25,
      1997.<F**>



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10.10 Deferred Compensation Option Plan for Directors. Filed as Exhibit
      19.8 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 26, 1991,
      incorporating all amendments thereto through the date of this filing.<F**>

10.11 Supplemental and Deferred Compensation Trust. Filed as Exhibit
      19.5 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended February 1, 1992.<F**>

10.12 Management Retention Trust. Filed as Exhibit 19.4 to the Form 10-K
      for fiscal year ended February 1, 1992.<F**>

10.13 Performance Shares Plan for Selected Senior Management(restated).
      Filed as Exhibit 19.3 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended
      January 26, 1991.<F**>

10.14 Management Retention and Incentive Plan (restated). Filed as
      Exhibit 19.1 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 26,
      1991.<F**>

10.15 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan. Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the
      Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 27, 1990, incorporating all
      amendments thereto through the date of this filing.<F**>

10.16 Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
      Filed as Exhibit 10 (v) to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended
      January 28, 1984, incorporating all amendments thereto through
      the date of this filing. The last amendment thereto was filed as Exhibit
      10.25 to Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 28, 1995.<F**>

10.17 Restated Angelica Corporation Stock Bonus and Incentive Plan
      (Incorporating Amendments Adopted Through October 25, 1994). Filed
      as Exhibit 10.20 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January
      28, 1995, incorporating all amendments thereto through the date
      of this filing.<F**>

10.18 Angelica Corporation Pension Plan as Amended and Restated.  Filed
      as Exhibit 19.7 to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 26,
      1991, incorporating all amendments thereto through the date of this
      filing. The last amendment thereto was filed as Exhibit 10.23 to
      Form 10-Q for fiscal quarter ended July 27, 1996.<F**>



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10.19 Angelica Corporation 1994 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan.
      Filed as Appendix A of the Company's Proxy Statement for the
      Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 23, 1995 and incorporating
      all amendments thereto through the date of this filing. The last
      amendment thereto was filed as Exhibit 10.35 to Form 10-K for
      fiscal year ended January 31, 1998.<F**>

10.20 Specimen form of Stock Option Agreement under the Angelica
      Corporation Stock Option Plan.  Filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the
      Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 27, 1996.<F**>

10.21 Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Angelica Corporation 1994
      Performance Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.21 to Form 10-K for fiscal
      year ended January 27, 1996) with four of the Company's executive
      officers, together with schedule identifying the officers and
      setting forth the material details in which the agreements differ
      from the form of agreement that is filed.  Filed as Exhibit 10.21
      to the Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 25, 1997.<F**>

10.22 Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and each of
      its directors and executive officers, together with a schedule
      identifying the directors and executive officers executing such
      agreements.<F*>

10.23 Employment Agreement between the Company and Theodore M.
      Armstrong, dated November 27, 1996. Filed as Exhibit 10.24 to the
      Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 25, 1997.<F**>

10.24 Employment Agreement between the Company and L. Linden Mann, dated
      November 27, 1996. Filed as Exhibit 10.26 to the Form 10-K for
      fiscal year ended January 25, 1997.<F**>

10.25 Employment Agreement between the Company and Alan D. Wilson, dated
      April 2, 1997. Filed as Exhibit 10.27 to the Form 10-K for fiscal
      year ended January 25, 1997.<F**>

10.26 Employment Agreement between the Company and Michael E. Burnham,
      dated April 8, 1997. Filed as Exhibit 10.28 to the Form 10-K for
      fiscal year ended January 25, 1997.<F**>



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10.27 Employment Agreement between the Company and Thomas M. Degnan,
      dated May 1, 1997.  Filed as Exhibit 10.29 to the Form 10-Q for
      fiscal quarter ended April 26, 1997.<F**>

10.28 Employment Agreement between the Company and Don W. Hubble, dated
      December 12, 1997. Filed as Exhibit 10.30 to the Form 10-K for
      fiscal year ended January 31, 1998.<F**>

10.29 Retirement Benefit Agreement between the Company and Don W. Hubble
      dated January 1, 1998. Filed as Exhibit 10.31 to the Form 10-K for
      fiscal year ended January 31, 1998.<F**>

10.30 Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Don
      W. Hubble dated January 2, 1998.  Filed as Exhibit 10.32 to the
      Form 10-K for fiscal year ended January 31, 1998.<F**>

10.31 Description of restricted stock granted to Don W. Hubble effective
      January 2, 1998. Filed as Exhibit 10.33 to the Form 10-K for
      fiscal year ended January 31, 1998.<F**>

10.32 Employment Agreement between the Company and Charles D. Molloy,
      Jr., dated February 28, 1997.<F*>

10.33 Seventeenth Amendment to Angelica Corporation Retirement Savings
      Plan, dated December 17, 1998.<F*>

10.34 Employment Agreement between the Company and Steven L. Frey,
      dated March 1, 1999.<F*>

13    Certain portions of the Annual Report to Shareholders for the
      fiscal year ended January 30, 1999 which have been incorporated by
      reference.<F*>

21    Subsidiaries<F*>

23    Consent of Independent Public Accountants<F*>

24    Power of Attorney<F*>

27    Financial Data Schedule<F*>

99.1  Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Angelica Corporation
      Retirement Savings Plan.<F*>


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99.2  Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Angelica Corporation
      Collinwood 401(k) Plan.<F*>

99.3  Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Angelica Corporation
      Savannah 401(k) Plan.<F*>

99.4  Annual Report on Form 11-K for the Angelica Corporation
      Missouri Plants 401(k) Plan.<F*>

The Company will furnish to any record or beneficial shareholder
requesting a copy of this Annual Report on Form 10-K a copy of any
exhibit indicated in the above list as filed with this Annual Report on
Form 10-K upon payment to it of its expenses in furnishing such exhibit.

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