SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C. 20594


                                    SCHEDULE 13G

                     Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                 (Amendment No. 2)*



                            The Limited, Inc.

                             (Name of Issuer)

                               Common Stock

                      (Title of Class of Securities)

                                532716107

                              (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ].
 (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent
of the class of securities described in Item 1: and (2) has filed no
amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five
percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
the Act (however, see the Notes).


 1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
     Capital Research and Management Company
     95-1411037

 2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                    (a)

                                                                    (b)

 3   SEC USE ONLY




 4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Delaware


              5   SOLE VOTING POWER

                  NONE


              6   SHARED VOTING POWER
 NUMBER OF
   SHARES
                  NONE
BENEFICIALLY
  OWNED BY
              7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    EACH
 REPORTING
                  24,036,500
PERSON WITH


              8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                  NONE


 9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     24,036,500   Beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4


 10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*




 11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     11.2%


 12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     IA


                        *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, DC 20549

                                    Schedule 13G
                     Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Amendment No. 2

Item 1(a)   Name of Issuer:
       The Limited, Inc.

Item 1(b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
       Three Limited Parkway
       P.O. Box 16000
       Columbus, Ohio  43230

Item 2(a)   Name of Person(s) Filing:
       Capital Research and Management Company

Item 2(b)   Address of Principal Business Office:
       333 South Hope Street
       Los Angeles, CA  90071

Item 2(c)   Citizenship:   N/A

Item 2(d)   Title of Class of Securities:
       Common Stock

Item 2(e)   CUSIP Number:
       532716107

Item 3   The person(s) filing is(are):

       (e)    [X]   Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
                    Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Item 4   Ownership

       Capital Research and Management Company, an investment adviser
       registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
       is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 24,036,500 shares or 11.2%
       of the 214,080,000 shares of Common Stock believed to be
       outstanding as a result of acting as investment adviser to various
       investment companies registered under Section 8 of the
       Investment Company Act of 1940.

Item 5   Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class: [ ]

Item 6   Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person: N/A

Item 7   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
         Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
         Company: N/A

Item 8   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:  N/A

Item 9   Notice of Dissolution of the Group:  N/A

Item 10   Certification

       By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
       belief, securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
       course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do
       not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
       issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with
       or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or
       effect.

   Signature

       After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
       belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
       is true, complete and correct.



        Date:        September 9, 1999 (For the period ended
                       August 31, 1999)


        Signature:    *Paul G. Haaga, Jr.

        Name/Title:    Paul G. Haaga, Jr., Executive Vice
                       President

                       Capital Research and Management Company




        *By

               James P. Ryan
               Attorney-in-fact

               Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 29,
               1999 included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the
               Securities and Exchange Commission by Capital Research and
               Management Company on February 8, 1999 with respect to ABR
               Information Services, Inc.