Regency Fashion: The Cravate en Cascade

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Cravate en Cascade See plate C fig 17 The Cravate en Cascade is formed by making a single knot like that in the second lesson plate B fig 8 and leaving one end longer than the other the longer after being brought on the in side as in the plate and figure referred to must be lowered so as to cover the whole of the knot carefully spread out as wide as possible and then fastened to the bosom of the shirt The tout ensemble will then present the appearance of the Cascade or Jet d Eau in the bason of the Par lais Royal
This style is generally followed by valets butlers and other fashionables of the same grade The handkerchief should not be starched

From The Art of Tying the Cravat: Demonstrated in Sixteen Lessons (1828), the Cravate en Cascade is meant to look like a cascading waterfall.

For more on cravats:

Regency Fashion: Putting on a Cravat – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: The Cravat a l’Americaine – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: Cravate a la Byron – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

Regency Fashion: Cravate Sentimentale – Regency Reader (regrom.com)

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