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Emile Allais' one-track mind leaves visible traces-he is a skier. He grew up in the French Alpine village of Mégève, and there learned his skiing early. He raced all over Europe, won the 1937 downhill and slalom world's championships, coached the French Olympic skiing team for seven years. He fought World War II on skis. He even courted his wife at a ski meet...
Gushed a fashion writer: "Ski wear in general has got over the whimsies and settled down to functional good looks." To many an old skier it looked as if the new functionalism-designed chiefly for women-had taken the sport right off the slopes and into the cocktail lounge...
...skiers liked the new frills. At present prices, a skier who wants to avoid the poor-relation look must spend almost $300 for a complete outfit. Worried one,: "Skiing is being taken away from the masses. The industry is heading for a real fall, if it's not careful...
Curly-haired Prince Igor Troubetzkoy, 35, used to cut quite a dashing figure as a skier and amateur bicycle champion. About a year ago, the prince (French by birth, Lithuanian by descent) became Barbara Hutton's fourth husband. Then he developed an intense interest in a very expensive sport: auto racing...
Tobogganing, sleigh-riding, and ice fishing provide plenty of sport for the non-skier, while dog-sled races and horse racing on ice have been known to lure even slat fiends from the trail...