*• Wisteria," by Miss C. Watkins, shows hopefulness, but is rather flat. The flowers want bringing up more. The rich colour of the blossom is well produced. •'Study of a Head from Life." This is a prize picture, and we think the judges were well justified in awarding the honour to Miss Munnings. The old man's head is distinctly good, the drawing remarkably fine, and the colouring far above the average work exhibited. The flesh tints are good, being firm, and neither , too bard nor too soft. • "Christmas Time, Lake Beach," is good. for the painting of the pohutukawa trees, in all the glory of crimson flower. Mr Blom. field has not painted the sea in his besb ; style. 1 " Auckland Jubilee Regatta " is fair in point of colour, but the drawing, especially Of the Union Company's sbeamer, is very S?eak indeed. ** New Zealand Vine " is a clever piece of ,fl*«rer or plant painting by Miss Culliford, /full of painstaking work, which is de servedly successful. THE ART UNION. The art union of the Society was drawn last evening. There were 100 hon. mem bers at 10e, £50; and 59 tickets (10s) sold, i £29 10s, making a total of £79 10s, and fifteen prizes ranging from £15 to £2. The supervisors of the drawing were ' Messrs Joeiah Martin, B. J. Bsam, and W. / Johnston. Two young ladies selected from i the assemblage drew the tickets from. the boxes, with the following results: — Firsb prize, £15, 43, A. E, Devore; 2nd, £10, 342, A. A. Smith ; 3rd, £5, 52, H. M. Wilson; 4th, £5, 402, A. J. Denniston; sth, £6, 42, A. E. Devore ; 6th, £5, 26, Mrs Hanson ; 7th, £4,406, J. W. Henton ; Bth, £4, 444, J. H. Upton ; 9th, £4, 411, R. Cran well; lObh, £4, 450, Dr. A. C. Purchas ; 11th, £4, 652, J. M. Butt: 12th, £3, 62, C. i Z. Clayton; 13th, £3, 347, J. Dickey; 14th, £2 10s. 9, A. L. Edwards ; 15th, £2, I Z4, W. Burgess; 16th, £2, 32, G. M. Reed ; ,1 17th, £2, 399, J. L. Wilson. 1 During the evening Impey's string band ' ■ rendered the following selections :—March, i •Dudes," E. Boetger ; valee, •« Visions d'Amour," G. Delbruck; overture, "Golden i Heart," J. 