It was what costumers call a “quad suit,” a costume in which the performer runs around on all fours.[…]Used by street performers and in stage-shows, quad-suit performers have an uncanny knack for looking like the real thing, albeit for short periods of time.

[…] knight has a chapel de fer with wreath, a collar of SS., and on his surcoat a chevron charged with […]

It was just an ordinary silk scarf, given a half twist and the ends carefully sewn together, but that, of course, made it a Möbius scarf, the very idea of which I just thought was wonderful.

The ruffler in leather, who lately went fighting through the door, has returned, presumably by means of another entrance.