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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                 (RULE 13d-101)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
            TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
                                  RULE 13d-2(a)

                             (Amendment No. 10)(1)

                              ANGELICA CORPORATION
                              --------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $1.00 PAR VALUE
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    034663104
                                    ---------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                              STEVEN WOLOSKY, ESQ.
                 OLSHAN GRUNDMAN FROME ROSENZWEIG & WOLOSKY LLP
                                Park Avenue Tower
                               65 East 55th Street
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 451-2300
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                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                               September 23, 2005
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

            If the filing  person has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the  acquisition  that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e),  13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g),  check the
following box / /.

            NOTE.  Schedules  filed  in  paper  format  shall  include  a signed
original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. SEE Rule 13d-7
for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

                         (Continued on following pages)

                               (Page 1 of 7 Pages)


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(1)         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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

            The  information  required on 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 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).




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CUSIP No. 034663104                    13D                     Page 2 of 7 Pages
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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION  NOS.  OF  ABOVE  PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                                        STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.
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     2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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     3         SEC USE ONLY

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     4         SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                    WC
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     5         CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
               PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                                 / /
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     6         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                    DELAWARE
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  NUMBER OF        7     SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES   
BENEFICIALLY                  1,810,250
  OWNED BY     -----------------------------------------------------------------
    EACH           8     SHARED VOTING POWER
 REPORTING  
PERSON WITH                   - 0 -
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                   9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                              1,810,250
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                              - 0 -
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    11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
               PERSON

                    1,810,250
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    12         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
               SHARES*                                                       / /
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    13         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                    19.5%
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    14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                    PN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




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CUSIP No. 034663104                    13D                     Page 3 of 7 Pages
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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION  NOS.  OF  ABOVE  PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                                        STEEL PARTNERS, L.L.C.
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     2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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     3         SEC USE ONLY

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     4         SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                    OO
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     5         CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
               PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                                 / /
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     6         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                    DELAWARE
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  NUMBER OF        7     SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES   
BENEFICIALLY                  1,810,250
  OWNED BY  
    EACH       -----------------------------------------------------------------
 REPORTING         8     SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON WITH 
                              - 0 -
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                   9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                              1,810,250
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                              - 0 -
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    11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                    1,810,250
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    12         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
               SHARES*                                                       / /
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    13         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                    19.5%
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    14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                    OO
================================================================================

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




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CUSIP No. 034663104                    13D                     Page 4 of 7 Pages
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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               I.R.S.  IDENTIFICATION  NOS.  OF  ABOVE  PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                                        WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN
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     2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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     3         SEC USE ONLY

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     4         SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                    OO
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     5         CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
               PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                                 / /
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     6         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                    USA
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  NUMBER OF        7     SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES    
BENEFICIALLY                  1,810,250
  OWNED BY   
    EACH       -----------------------------------------------------------------
 REPORTING         8     SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON WITH  
                              - 0 -
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                   9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                              1,810,250
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                              - 0 -
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    11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                    1,810,250
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    12         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
               SHARES*                                                       / /
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                    19.5%
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    14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                    IN
================================================================================

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




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CUSIP No. 034663104                    13D                     Page 5 of 7 Pages
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            The following  constitutes  Amendment No. 10 ("Amendment No. 10") to
the  Schedule 13D filed by the  undersigned.  This  Amendment  No. 10 amends the
Schedule 13D as specifically set forth.

     Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

Item 3.     Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
            -------------------------------------------------

            The aggregate purchase price of the 1,810,250 Shares of Common Stock
owned by Steel Partners II is $40,190,064, including brokerage commissions.  The
Shares of Common Stock owned by Steel Partners II were acquired with partnership
funds.

     Item 5(a) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

            (a) The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person
named  herein is based upon  9,275,823  Shares  outstanding  as  reported in the
Issuer's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 30, 2005, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2005.

            As of the close of business on September 26, 2005, Steel Partners II
beneficially  owned 1,810,250 Shares,  constituting  approximately  19.5% of the
Shares  outstanding.  As the general  partner of Steel Partners II, Partners LLC
may be deemed to beneficially  own the 1,810,250  Shares owned by Steel Partners
II,  constituting  approximately  19.5% of the Shares  outstanding.  As the sole
executive  officer and  managing  member of Partners  LLC,  which in turn is the
general  partner  of Steel  Partners  II,  Mr.  Lichtenstein  may be  deemed  to
beneficially own the 1,810,250  Shares owned by Steel Partners II,  constituting
approximately 19.5% of the Shares outstanding.  Mr. Lichtenstein has sole voting
and  dispositive  power with  respect  to the  1,810,250  Shares  owned by Steel
Partners II by virtue of his  authority to vote and dispose of such Shares.  All
of such Shares were acquired in open-market transactions.

     Item 5(c) is hereby amended to add the following:

            Schedule A annexed  hereto lists all  transactions  by the Reporting
Persons  in the  Issuer's  Common  Stock  during  the past 60 days.  All of such
transactions were effected in the open market.




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CUSIP No. 034663104                    13D                     Page 6 of 7 Pages
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                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------

            After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the  best  of his  knowledge  and
belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated: September 27, 2005                    STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.

                                             By:  Steel Partners, L.L.C.
                                                  General Partner


                                             By: /s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Warren G. Lichtenstein
                                                 Managing Member


                                             STEEL PARTNERS, L.L.C.

                                             By: /s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Warren G. Lichtenstein
                                                 Managing Member



                                             /s/ WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN




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CUSIP No. 034663104                    13D                     Page 7 of 7 Pages
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                                   SCHEDULE A
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               Transactions in the Shares During the Past 60 Days
               --------------------------------------------------
  Shares of Common Stock              Price Per                   Date of
     Purchased                        Share($)                   Purchase
     ---------                        ---------                  --------

                             STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.
                             -----------------------

     50,000                           17.3551                     9/22/05

     50,000                           17.2009                     9/23/05

     19,800                           16.9955                     9/26/05

                             STEEL PARTNERS, L.L.C.
                             ----------------------
                                      None

                             WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN
                             ----------------------
                                      None