41.   This morning Jiang put on a three-cornered hat in colonial Williamsburg, Virginia and mingled with actors in period costumes, looking for a similar opening.

42.   Though he was associated with so-called living museums, where interpreters in period costume carry out the daily activities of another time, his real interest was artifacts.

43.   We also got rid of the period costumes and set changes and stayed minimalist with all the performers.

44.   We had wandered through the historic environs, enjoying tours led by local folk dressed in period costume.

45.   What if Amtrak added a stop in Jefferson, and the horse-drawn carriages met people at the station in period costume?

46.   He decided to add a little spice to his show by dressing the troupe in period costumes.

47.   Interpreters and artisans dressed in period costume fill in historical gaps not as role-playing actors but via lectures, narratives or, most often, straightforward conversation.

48.   Ms. Duke asked relatives to turn out in period costumes.

49.   Old Fort Western features interpreters in colonial period costumes.

50.   Scores of horses, Roman centurions in full regalia, other players in period costumes and spectators sweated profusely in the heat and dust.