A gaggle of bridesmaids in pastel-hued gowns lined up behind the white-bedecked bride, as costume director Jean Porter fussed with lace collars, puffy sleeves, petticoats, bodices, frilly hems, cutaway jackets and pleated skirts.
It was the “costume parade” at the latest rehearsal of the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Maine, when Porter, assisted by Linda Grindle and Phyllis Gibson, would attire the large cast …